Archives for: June 2010 Archives - 7/13 -

HTC

Do you really care about a phone’s frame rate? [POLL]

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There’s a story going around that the HTC EVO frame rate is “capped” at 30 fps. There’s even talk that the Nexus One suffers the same fate. Who cares? Settle down, power users. I’m sure yo…

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Android Phones

Sony Ericsson “Shakira” will really be the Sony Ericsson X8

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Not all that long ago we began hearing rumors of another Android phone from Sony Ericsson and at the time it was sporting a codename of Shakira. Well, it seems that the Shakira is really the X8. And along with the up…

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Android Phones

Samsung Galaxy S makes the required FCC appearance

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It looks like the Samsung Galaxy S is now one step closer to a US release. Of course, the rumors suggest that carrier will be T-Mobile, but time will tell how accurate that will or will not be. Otherwise, the Galaxy…

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Android News

Sprint employee fired over leaked EVO 4G sales figures

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Looks like someone needs to be a little more careful in what type of information is being let out. Especially when it comes to your corporate job and the most anticipated Android device ever of the month. Accordi…

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Android App Reviews

Twitoc sends tweets by talking [Video App Reviews]

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Sending tweets is easy on most smartphones, but there’s no limit on how easy things can get. That’s the lesson of Twitoc, an Android 2.1 application that let’s Android users tweet by talking (hence the na…

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Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S Pro has QWERTY keyboard, coming to Sprint

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The Samsung Galaxy S looks appealing, but we’ve seen time and time again that some people refuse to use any smartphone that doesn’t have a physical keyboard. The Samsung Galaxy S Pro will solve tha…

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T-Mobile

UPDATE: T-Mobile giving free phones to Family Plan customers

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Just a quick update to a rumor we wrote about last week. It seems that T-Mobile USA is indeed giving free phones to customers this Saturday, June 19th. The catch is that in order to get one of those free phones, you n…

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Motorola

Hacked Motorola Cliq gets 2.1 update that lacks MOTOBLUR

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Motorola Cliq users have been waiting on Android 2.1 for a few months; first patiently and then vocally upset after the many delays that are still ongoing. People willing to root their phone can get Android 2.1 r…

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Android Apps

Juice Plotter allows you to analyze and estimate your battery usage [App Reviews]

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The newest Android smartphones are truly amazing devices allowing their users the ability to do many things that were not possible just a couple of years ago. With that added functionality come added power con…

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Android News

Vuvuzela apps arrive on Android to terrorize the world

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Anyone who has watched a moment of the FIFA World Cup has undoubtedly heard the vuvuzela, an air horn that sounds like a mash-up between Boromir’s horn in Lord of the Rings, the anguished cries of a dying el…

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Uncategorized

Space: The Android Frontier

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People wise enough to follow the Androinica Twitter feed may already be familiar with this story, but the rest should learn more about Astdroid. That’s the Kickstarter project by Danny Pier, who contac…

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AT&T

HTC Aria heading to AT&T for $129 after rebate

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AT&T has decided to take the veil off the HTC-built Android device that briefly appeared in a YouTube video released last week. Today, AT&T confirmed that the HTC Aria is a $129.99 device that will be re…

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Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Apollo confirmed for Orange UK with specs

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The Samsung Galaxy Apollo was teased over the weekend as “coming soon” to the UK. Orange has decided to let people know that it will offer the Apollo whenever soon comes. EuroDroid has spotted an ad…

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Android Devices

Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab get broken down (literally for one, figuratively for the other)

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The Samsung Galaxy S is probably being released in non-Asian countries next month, and it’s now going through the dissection rites of passage that all new tech products must endure. Meanwhile, the Gala…

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HTC

HTC EVO users reporting defects on bottom screen/frame

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The HTC EVO has been nitpicked several times since its release on June 4th, some of which have been major dealbreakers and others wich have been trivial complaints. There’s one legitimate gripe that som…

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